[CogSci] New Postdoc Research Fellow position in Big Team Social Science at UBC Vancouver

[Hamlin, Kiley]

Dear colleagues,

We are happy to announce a new job opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, directly supervised by Professor Kiley Hamlin, a member of the ManyBabies<https://manybabies.org> governing board and director of the UBC Centre for Infant Cognition<https://cic.psych.ubc.ca>.

We are inviting applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow (with possibility of extension) to support a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada entitled “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences<https://connect-btss.github.io/>.” The grant supports research in the metascience of “Big Team Social Science (BTSS)” in order to promote collaborative knowledge sharing across research networks and improve BTSS practice. The postdoctoral fellow will provide strategic guidance for the project, co-supervise trainees, and develop their own research related to the specific goals of the partnership. Please find detailed information about the position at the bottom of this email.

The earliest start date for the position is April 1st, 2026.  We will be begin reviewing applications starting February 1st, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

We welcome your application if the position interests you. If you know of good candidates or other places to post the ad, please feel free to forward the details along.

Best regards,
Kiley Hamlin

Official Job Ad:

Psychology: Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Big Team Social Science

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

The Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus, invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow (with possibility of extension) to support a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada entitled “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences.” The postdoctoral fellow will be directly supervised by Professor J. Kiley Hamlin, who serves as Principal Investigator, alongside Professors Krista Byers-Heinlein (Concordia University) and Melanie Soderstrom (University of Manitoba).

The grant supports research and metascience of “Big Team Social Science,” and collaborative knowledge sharing across research networks, with the aim of understanding and improving methods and practice in social science done in large collaborative teams. The postdoctoral fellow will provide strategic guidance for the project, co-supervise trainees, and develop their own research related to the specific goals of the partnership. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to conduct empirical work in large-scale developmental science.

Dr. Hamlin directs the Center for Infant Cognition, which investigates the development of social and moral cognition in infants and young children. We particularly welcome applicants who share these interests.

Requirements:

  *   PhD in Psychology or a related behavioural science field completed within the last five years
  *   Previous participation in or demonstrated interest in Big Team Social Science networks (e.g., ManyBabies, Psychological Science Accelerator, ManyPrimates, etc.)
  *   Experience with or strong interest in metascientific research/research on research
  *   Excellent management, organizational and communication skills
  *   Strong computational, statistical, and technical skills (knowledge of R, GitHub, and other Open Science and project management tools is an asset)
  *
Commitment to open and collaborative science practices

Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)

The position offers an annual salary of $55,000 CAD, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

Preferred start date is April 1, 2026; later start dates can be considered.

Applicants should forward: a cover letter (2 pages maximum), CV, copy of (unofficial) transcripts, and the names of three potential referees to hamlinlab at psych.ubc.ca<mailto:hamlinlab at psych.ubc.ca>.  Letters will be requested following initial application screening. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis; review of applications will begin on February 1st, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

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